Onion seedlings

[stuParticipant]

Does anyone trim their onion seedlings during the growing stage before planting out i.e leeks.
I have sown my red baron and Bedfordshire champion into 24 cell module trays, 6 seeds per cell. Do you pot on into bigger deeper cells or straight into soil when they have 3 leaves

[RhysParticipant]

Stu

If you are going to plant a clump of six seedlings, I would not pot on. I only pot on onions I want singles from which sometimes do not germinate too well (Kelsae), so I sow them in trays rather than individual modules.

[StringfellowParticipant]

Like Rhys says, clumps don’t need trimming and can go straight in to the ground, fleece layer gently but tightish over them to help early growth. The fleece makes a huge difference to this early growth, well worth the effort.

Rhys, I left a comment on your blog, hope you got it. Tris

[charlesModerator]

24 cell trays sound big enough to grow onions to planting size. No need to count their leaves, just wait until the compost is reasonably full of their roots.

[RhysParticipant]

Tris, yes got the comment and thanks. WordPress seems to put all comments into moderation, so I approved yours this morning. Hopefully this means you are permanently approved!

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